HealtHy Beginnings - Johns Hopkins University

1 Division of Early ChilDhooD DEvElopmEntOffice Of child careH e a l tHyB e g i n n i n g s : Supporting Development and Learning from Birth through Three Years of Baby, Every ChildCharlene M. Dukes, , Maryland State Board of EducationLillian M. Lowery, State Superintendent of SchoolsRolf Grafwallner, State Superintendent Division of Early Childhood DevelopmentLawrence J. Hogan, inquiries related to departmental policy, please contact the Equity Assurance and Compliance Office, Maryland State Department of Education, 200 W.

2 Baltimore Street, 6th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2595, (voice) (fax) (TTY/TDD). 2015 Maryland State Department of EducationWe would like to thank the following members of our national panel of expert reviewers:Melinda Brookshire: Senior Program Associate, WestEd Center for Child and Family LearningDr. Carol Copple: Director, Publications and Initiatives in Educational Practice, National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Kim Cosgrove: Program Director, PACT s Therapeutic NurseriesAmy Dombro: Author, Creative CurriculumDr.

3 Charles Flatter: Professor Emeritus, The Institute for Child Study, University of MarylandLinda Gillespie: Technical Assistance Manager, National Infant Toddler Child Care Initiative, Zero to ThreeWhit Hayslip: Assistant Superintendent for Early Childhood Education, Los angeles unified school DistrictCarole Norris-Shortle: Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Maryland school of MedicineDr. Jane Squires: Professor, College of Education; Director, Center on Human Development; Director, Early Intervention Program, University of Oregon Dr.

4 Bonnie Tyler: The Institute for Child Study, University of MarylandWe would like to thank the following individuals for their participation on the MSDE Curriculum Advisory Committee:Lindi Mitchell Budd, : Maryland State Department of Education, Office of Child CareFrancesca Carpenter, : Project Manager, Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in EducationMichael Cockey: Maryland State Department of Education, Early Learning SpecialistLouise J. Corwin: Executive Director, Ready At FiveDonna Fowler: Director of Public Policy, Maryland State Family Child Care AssociationMarcella Franczkowski: Maryland State Department of Education, Branch Chief/Program Manager, Early Childhood and Intervention BranchRobin L Hopkins , Ed.

5 : Project Manager/Instructor, Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in EducationElizabeth Kelley, : Maryland State Department of Education-Division of Early Childhood Education, Director, Office of Child Care Rosemary King Johnston: Executive Director, Governor s Office for ChildrenJennifer A. Nizer, : Director, Johns Hopkins Bayview Child Development AcknowledgementsThe Guidelines were originally produced by theOffice of Child Care while under the Departmentof Human Resources with financial support fromThe Maryland State Department of Education.

6 We would like to thank the following individuals for participating in the development of the original Guidelines as part of the Good Start, Grow Smart Arnaiz: Montgomery County Child Care Resource & Referral CenterMiriam Baldwin: Instituto de Educacion InfantilLinda Behsudi: Howard County Child Care Resource CenterLouise Corwin: Ready at FiveDr. Rolf Grafwallner: Maryland State Department of Education, Early Learning SectionDorothy Hale: Child Care Administration Office of Program DevelopmentLeslie Hamm: Montgomery County Early Childhood OfficeTresa Hanna: Baltimore City Child Care Resource CenterDolores Harmon: Child Care Administration, Region 7 - Western MarylandCatherine Howanstine: Teacher, Facilitator, WriterCecilia Johnson: Trainer Baltimore CityValerie Kaufmann.

7 Maryland State Department of Education, Judy Center CoordinatorElizabeth Kelley: Child Care Administration Office of CredentialingKaren Kerber: Center Director Montgomery CountyKaren Knabe: Family Child Care Association Howard County/StateBeverly Knight: Friends of the FamilyBarbara McCready: Child Care Administration, Region 6 Howard CountyDebbie Metzger: Maryland State Department of Education, Special EducationJean Mitchell: Friends of the FamilyMary Montgomery: Community Partnership Manager Washington CountyDebbie Moore: Family Child Care AdvocateJoyce Nixon: Maryland State Department of Education, Accreditation ProjectCathy Perry: Judith P.

8 Hoyer Center - Frederick CountySteve Rohde: Maryland Committee for ChildrenPat Rosensteel: Head Start, Child Care - Frederick CountyAnnette Searfoss: APPLES for ChildrenClare Siegel: Friends of the FamilyMargo Sipes: Center Director Baltimore CityDebbie Slack-Katz: Governor s Office for Children, Youth & Families, Home VisitingGinny Smith: Harford County Public SchoolsBarbara L. Tayman: National Child Care Information CenterCecelia Tilghman: Child Care Administration Office of CredentialingLinda Zang: Maryland State Department of Education, Head StartCenter; President, Maryland State Child Care Association Jacqueline A.

9 Nunn, Ed. D.: Director, Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education; Associate Dean, Johns Hopkins University school of EducationTamara Swanson Otto: Coordinator, Research and Evaluation, JohnsHopkins University Center for Technology in EducationJoyce Pinkney, Ed. D.: Maryland State Department of Education-Division of Early Childhood EducationSteve Rohde: Deputy Director Resource and Referral Services, Maryland Family NetworkDr. Barbara Payne Shelton: Consultant, Early Childhood Educational Consultants, LLC.

10 Adjunct Instructor, Towson UniversityMargo Sipes: Executive Director, Downtown Baltimore Child CareJena Valle Smith: Maryland State Department of Education-Credentialing Branch, Training Approval Coordinator Office of Child Care Chris Swanson: Director of Early Childhood Initiatives, Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in EducationNancy Vorobey: Maryland State Department of Education, Section Chief, Early Childhood Intervention & Education BranchLinda Zang: Maryland State Department of Education, Chief, Collaboration and Program Improvement BranchFor more information about the contents of this document, contact:Maryland State Department of Education Division of Early Childhood Development 200 West Baltimore StreetBaltimore, Maryland (voice)1-877-605-1539 (toll free) (TTY/TDD)410-333-6226 (fax) Statement.